of God became man for our salvation but only in Mary and through Mary. God the Holy Spirit formed Jesus Christ in Mary but only after having asked her consent through one of the chief ministers of his court
"superlative" degree: she is great because of her personal perfection and because her role next to Jesus. Her holiness is a gift of the Most Holy Trinity, but she also deserved it through a life of sacrifice
Family (1666) I never again doubted my vocation I was 15 years old, and attending the Sacred Heart of Jesus Seminary in Corupá (Brazil), when I came to the conclusion that I did not have a vocation to the
It was because of this belief that they retreated to the desert to prepare for his coming. Hence Jesus announced when he inaugurated his mission: "The times are fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near"
entirely at your disposal. I will remain unmarried. My life will be totally consecrated to you and to Jesus." The next night the Mother of Heaven suddenly appeared before Antonie; she lovingly put her hands
to receive baptism on July 17, 1982. Remembering her dream, she remarked: “The star that led me to Jesus is Pope John Paul II.” Betendes Gottesvolk, #132 Recueil Marial (Collection of Marian Stories) 1986
confidently, wholeheartedly beseeching her by the bonds of her motherhood which unite her so closely to Jesus and at the same time to us. Let us with deepest devotion invoke her constant aid in the prayer which
Rosary. Like The Divine Comedy, the Rosary is a trilogy: it recalls the joys, sorrows, and triumphs of Jesus and in perfect symmetry, for each part has five chants, and each chant in turn is an episode. The
found her Son. And it is she who is speaking then. Elsewhere, the gospel-writers merely say that Jesus wept, and this must be sufficient for us to guess as to what His Mother is doing. Saint Bernardino
cradles him. If we need strength, she teaches us how to be stronger, and leads us to the heart of Jesus crucified! Saint Bernadette quoting Father Gustave Delacroix de Ravignan (French Jesuit preacher and
